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I wrote about a few different things during February. Does the concept of national character make sense? J S Mill's concept of national character is linked to his views about progress (see posts in January). Mill suggested that view more
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During January I thought some more about the good society and the idea of progress. I began the year thinking about whether communitarians and libertarians can agree about the good society. This was prompted by my surprise that view more
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I wrote more on the ‘good society' theme in December. The main point emerging was that various indicators of well-being and quality of institutions tell a similar story about the characteristics of a good society. I ended the m view more
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In November I continued with the "good society" theme in my main blog. I began considering the implications of a developmental approach to human well-being but spent most time considering indicators of a peaceful society. How do view more
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Last month I wrote mainly about ethics. I started by wondering how Ayn Rand could view selfishness as a virtue, then moved to discuss the characteristics of a good society. I ended the month considering why we shouldn't expect view more
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